GK Current Affairs Quiz: March 28, 2018

Current Affairs Quiz March 28 2018

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Answer and Explanation

Answer: C

Former Indian captain Rahul Dravid has been named as the election icon to motivate young voters to come and vote in the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections, Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar has revealed.

Answer and Explanation

Htin Kyaw is Myanmar’s first democratically elected President. He recently resigned due to health issues and Win Myint has been made new President.

Question 5:Which bank recently said that fraudulent loans of Rs.772 crore were issued from five of its branches in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana? A. IDBI Bank B. PNB C. SBI D. Bank of Baroda

Answer and Explanation

Answer: A

State-run IDBI Bank has said fraudulent loans of Rs.772 crore were issued from five of its branches in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The bank said that some of the loans issued during fiscals 2009-13 for fish-farming businesses were obtained using fake documents and overvalued collateral security.

Question 6:With which country has SoftBank has signed an MoU to create the world’s biggest solar power generation company? A. India B. Saudi Arabia C. Bangladesh D. Australia

Answer and Explanation

Answer: B

Japanese conglomerate SoftBank’s CEO Masayoshi Son said he has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabia to create the world’s biggest solar power generation company. Son said he expects the solar project to have the capacity to produce up to 200GW by 2030.

Answer and Explanation

Answer: C

The Income Tax Department has frozen some bank accounts of Cognizant Technology Solutions India over alleged tax evasion amounting to Rs.2,500 crore in 2016-17.

Question 8:Which country dumped and destroyed several bulletproof vehicles, including a ship used by former presidents during the country’s three-decade-long civil war? A. Philippines B. Australia C. USA D. Sri Lanka

Answer and Explanation

Answer: D

Sri Lankan Navy dumped and destroyed several bulletproof vehicles, including a ship used by former presidents during the country’s three-decade-long civil war, in the sea area off the western coast. The move was aimed at preventing the vehicles from falling into “wrong hands” if they were disposed of through public auctions, the Navy said.

Question 9:Which country will get a 6.7 billion euros loan which is approved by Eurozone? A. Italy B. Greece C. Poland D. Spain

Answer and Explanation

Answer: B

The Eurozone has approved a 6.7 billion euros loan to Greece under the third bailout deal, with 5.7 billion euros expected to be released this week.

Question 10:Steve Smith has been barred from captaining the national team for ___________. A. 6 months B. 9 months C. 1 year D. 2 year

Answer and Explanation

Answer: D

Smith has been barred from captaining the national team for two years while Steve Smith and David Warner have been banned from playing for Australia for one year each for their involvement in the ball-tampering scandal.